I like to keep and post a trailjournal. I have found that for me, the best method has been to hand write notes for my journal each night at camp and at the end of the hike to use those notes to write and edit the journal on Word, copy it and post to trailjournals. I really like my word journals which I print out and place in folders, they make for very enjoyable nostalgic reading for me in later years. My journals so far have been for hikes of 3 to 6 weeks in duration.
My upcoming AT hike will likely be 6 months so the task of writing the whole thing on Word at the end of the hike would likely be too enormous a task to get done.
My question: Is there a device on the market which would enable me to type and edit my journal into a word processor while on the hike. Ideally it would be stored on a USB drive which would enable me to easily and quickly post to trailjournals when I reach trail towns and make use of library or hotel computers and also enable me to print my hardcopy when I finish the hike.
Ideally this device would have a decent size keyboard, low power consumption, run on AA or AAA batteries, be lightweight and robust.
I am quite behind the times on cell and communication technology, Does such a device exist or does something similar exist.